The company offers five free lyric views before the restriction takes effect.

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YouTube Music has started putting lyrics — a previously free feature introduced in 2020 — behind a paywall, according to multiple users and 9to5Google. In the latest update, the “Lyrics” tab in the ...

YouTube Music has upset many users after changing how song lyrics work on its app. Earlier, lyrics were free for everyone. Now, free users can only read lyrics for a limited time before they are ...

Google seems to be quietly moving YouTube Music lyrics behind a paywall for more users, turning a basic app feature into a Premium-only perk. Free users now get just five lyric views before the rest ...

Users are unhappy about YouTube Music removing time-synced lyrics from many of their favorite songs. The reason behind this appears to be the switch from Musixmatch to LyricFind as the primary lyrics ...